311 / The fallacy of faster

Responding to this email would take less than 2 minutes for any truly productive person.
Why is this in any way controversial? https://t.co/vm1Yig5bRi
Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things.
About a happy man –Donald Knuth’s approach to email
I’ll get back to you whenever The expectation of an immediate response is the ember that ignites so many fires at work. First someone emails you. Then if they don’t hear from you in a few minutes, they text you. No answer? Next they call you. Then they ask someone else where you are. And that someone else goes through the same steps to get your
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